My name is John Clapp. I have created this blog to share my artwork and thoughts about them. How I created them, why I created them and so on. Please check back often to see new ones. Visit www.jclappart.com
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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Here's an old tree that I saw on a trail in the Smokey Mountains last summer. I was digging through some photos I took and this one jumped out at me so I had to paint it. This painting is acrylic on canvas panel. ENJOY!

Saturday, August 28, 2010

I wanted to loosen up on this and explore the use of more color. If you look close there's some blues, purples and other colors splashed throughout. I'm pretty happy with the way this one turned out. This one is an 8" x 10" acrylic on canvas panel. I think I'm going to try to go larger on some of these landscape paintings too.ENJOY!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

This post is showing two different paintings of the same subject. One is a 4" x 4" oil on hardboard(straight on image) and the other is a micro painting on a wood block(the other two images). I'm offering these two together on ebay. The micro painting is a nice compliment to the larger painting.About the micro painting: This is a micro painting on a wood block. It is intended to be displayed on a table, desk or wall shelf. This art is different than other art you may purchase. This is intended to be picked up and held to get a better look. It's a great conversation piece and a nice compliment to the larger painting. All sides are painted in a corresponding color and it is protected with clear coating for durability.

This post is showing two different paintings of the same subject. One is a 4" x 4" oil on hardboard(straight on image) and the other is a micro painting on a wood block(the other two images). I'm offering these two together on ebay. The micro painting is a nice compliment to the larger painting.

About the micro painting: This is a micro painting on a wood block. It is intended to be displayed on a table, desk or wall shelf. This art is different than other art you may purchase. This is intended to be picked up and held to get a better look. It's a great conversation piece and a nice compliment to the larger painting. All sides are painted in a corresponding color and it is protected with clear coating for durability.

Here's a piece of "micro" art. It is an acrylic painting on a 1" square wood block. I've included a quarter in one of the photos for size reference so you can see how small this actually is. This art is different than other art in that this is intended to be picked up and looked at. It can be displayed on a table, desk or wall shelf. It's a great conversation piece. It is painted on all sides and protected with a clear finish for durability.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Here's a pencil drawing of three kisses. I tried to show some depth in this by keeping the kisses in the background at varying degrees of focus. I found it's harder than you think by drawing items out of focus.ENJOY!